Window bracket



my 8, 1923'. 1,454,155 J. CROZIEg v wmnow BRACKET Filed May 26 1921 2 Shets-Sheet 1 Mair 8, 1923'. 1,454,155 J. A. CRCZIER WINDOW BRACKET Filed May 26, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 8, 1923.

UNITED STTES JOHN A. CROZIER, 0F KNOXVILLE, IOWA.

WINDOW BRACKET.

Application filed May 26,

r T 0 all whom it may concern vention having novel means for forming a cage or guard to prevent the occupant from being displaced from the platform, means being provided for hingedly. connecting the guard to the platform whereby it may be folded or knocked down to occupy comp-aratively little space. v

A still further object of this invention is to produce a window platform of the character indicated, the guard of which can be speedily placed in operative position, the said guard having novel means by which it is held in operative position.

A still further object of this invention is to produce a guard of the character indicated provided with a brace at the inner end which will withstand unusual strain, the. frame of the guardbeing further provided with means by which its movement in one direction is limited, in order that it will present resistance to pressure from within the guard as would result from the weightof a person leaning against it.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the details'of construction, and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinaftermore fully set forth and claimed. 2

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this application, wherein like characters denote correspondin parts in the several views, and in which---.

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a window bracket embodying the invention;

F igure'2 is a side elevation thereof, with theparts in their folded positions;

Figure 3 is a top window bracket;

Figure 4 a perspective view of one of the braces;

plan view of the said 1921. Serial N0. 472,737.

Figure 5 a perspective view of a ment of one of the standards;

Figure 6 a perspective view of the standard anchor; h Figure 7 a sectional view on theline 7 of Fig. 2; and I frag- Figure 8 is a. sectional view on the line Y 8 of Figure 2.

In these drawings the frame isshown as comprising the side arms 10 and 11 connected by an anchoring rod Mat their outer ends, the said arms terminating in curved portions such as 12 provided with eyes 13 to receive the anchoring rod 14, the said anchoring rod being intended to extend through the eyes and to project beyond the side arms forengaging the innerfa-ce of a window frame or the like, to which the bracket is to be applied. The side arms have a floor or platform 15 attached to them, but the exact construction of the platform is immaterial. The platform, however, is preferably, provided with eye bolts 16 which extend through the platform and are an? chored thereto by fastenings 17 such as nuts,

it being shown that the side arms extend through the eyes of theeyebolts as a means for anchoring the said frame to the side arms. Sills 18 and 19 may be interposed be-v tween the platform at its ends and the said side arms, and this provision insures the stability, of the structure and obviates any motion of the platform with relation to the side arms.

The side arms are further provided with clamps 20 in the nature of clips having substantially circular portions which embrace the arms, each of said clips having depending parallel portions 21 which are connected together by a bolt 22 so that the'clamps or clips maybe held at different positions of adjustment on the side arm, it being the in.

tention of the inventor that the depending portions of the clips shall bear against the outer edge of the window sill or frame to which the bracket is to be applied. The provision for. adjusting the clamps a-llowsthe device to be installed in buildings, the walls of which differ in thickness.

The platform has. guides 23 at each side,

the said guides comprising plates having lugs or'extensions such as 24 projecting under the platform and secured thereto in any- It is appropriate manner as by bolts 23'. shown that the guides are in .spacedfrelation to the side edges of the platformand:

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these spaces constitute clearances having sliding elements as will presently appear.

The main portion of the protecting frame comprises the side standards 24: and 25, one of which is on each side of the platform and these standards are connected by a rodor bar such as 26 having its ends connected to the standards Qt by a pivot 27. The said rod or bar 26 is also connected to the standards by pivots such as 28, and the said rod or bar has a loop portion 29 forming the rear protecting portion of the bracket.

A rod or bar 30 is connected to the standards 24- and 25 by pivots such as 31 and the outer port-ion. of this rod or bar is looped as shown at 32to form a protection for the outer end of the platform, but the ends of the rod or bar project beyond the pivot inwardly and constitute guards for that portion of the platform inward of thepivots 31.

The standards at and 25- are each pivotally connected to the'platform by means of the brackets 34 which have parallel ears such as 35 and 36, between which a standard is oscillatably mounted on a pivot 37. As shown in Fig' 5, the lower end of the standard has itsinner edgecurved at the bottom to form a clearance to permit the standards to swing inwardly, but the outer edges of the lower ends of the standards are undisturbedand form abutments which bear against the brackets between the Y such an extent as to preventthe said standears toardsfrom swinging outwardly, the said standards being braced by the action of their pivots and the fact that their outer edges being undisturbed cannot swing in the arc of the circlewithout striking the bottoms of the brackets between the said ears.

This condition results in a r id structure which resists outward pressures, but

leaves-these parts free to swing inwardly as stated.

As a further means for giving rigidity to the cage or structure forming the guard, braces 38l'lttV6 their ends connected to the pivot-27 and the said braces extend approximately horizontally lor a distance and then extend downwardly and forwardly when in operative positions, the lower ends of the said braces extending through spaces between the guides 23 and the edges of the platform. Each ofthe said braces has an inwardly extending end as-at 39, Fig. 4, forming a foot or abutment which bears against the under surface of the platform to limit the upward movement of the brace, a condition which causes the retention of the parts in the positions in which they are shown in Fig. 1. When the parts are caused toassume thepositions shown in Fig. 1 they areheld against movement by latches such as 40. In thepresent embodiment of the invention these latches arepivoted to swing horizontally by reason of the fact that they with an aperture 43 which receives the latch and this construction is provided in order that when thevbraces are in operative position they are locked and cannot move for-v ward until the braces are pulled forward-a very little, a movement which releases them from the hooked portion of the latches and the braces move rearwardly while the guards move forwardly.

The anchoring rod has a telescopic pore tion-14L and the two portion of the rod are.

slidable in the eyes in order that saidrod may be extensible to span windows of different widths and the ends of therods have rubber cushions A which prevent marring of the woodwork or finish of the building.

When it is desired to fold the parts, the

latches 10 are moved to disengageth'eir ends from the apertures 43 through the braces 38, and when. this is donethe guard frame is swung inward upon its pivots' 37, and. when fully lowered the partsxwill be positioned either below or substantially" in line with the telescopic-bar 14. The end,

portionsof the pins 42 of the latches 40. areof such size and shapethatthey may-.passy. between the walls of the slot'sAl into aperw tures as, when such end portions arevv positioned to extend across the-space between the side edges of the platform,.-and the; guides 23.

The .inturned ends 3930f :the

braces 38, contact with the under. sides off. the outer board of. the platforma It will be noted that the braces 38 when, raised,.-push;l.

the bars 24 and 25 to a verticalposition. the latches. then engaging,.,with..-the opensided recesses. After the guard for the plat. form has been set in position for use,.the

latches may be further moved to cause the.

pin. or bolt 42 thereof to be passedzfurther-i through the aperture.

I claim:

I. In a window bracket, aframe, a platform thereon, guides atthe edges-ofzthe platform and spaced therefrom, a skeleton, guard including standards pivotallyrona nected to the platform, braceslpivotally con nected to the guard and having their ends extending downwardly, and forwardlyinto the spaces between the guiding platesyand the side edges of the platform, angularlypro e cting end portionsvon the braces'zadapted to engage the under surface'of the"plat-.

"form, and means for holding the braces in operative pisition.

means on the braces for engaging the under a surface of the platform, terminal means for holding the braces in operative position,

and means attached to and spaced from the platform for guiding said braces.

3. In a window bracket, a frame, a platform thereon, guides attached to andspaced from the side edges of the platform, a foldable guard which includes standards pivotally connected tothe platform, braces pivotally connected to the guard said braces having their ends extending downwardly and forwardly between the guiding plates and the side edges of the platform, angularly projecting end portions on the braces 2:5 adapted to engage the under surface of the platform, means for holding the braces in operative position, supportingbars having upwardly curved inner ends which terminate in eyes, and a telescopically assembled rod that extends through the eyes to be slidable therein.

4. In a window bracket, a frame, a plat-I I form thereon, guides at the edges of the platform and spaced therefrom, a foldable guard including standards pivotally connected to the platform, braces pivotally connected to the guard and having their ends I p extending downwardly and forwardly into the spaces between the guiding plates and the side edges of the platform, angularly projecting terminal portions on the braces adapted to engage the under surface of the platform, means for holding the braces in operative position, the said frame having upwardly curved inner ends terminating in eyes, a telescopically assembled rod extending through theeyes and slidable therein, and cushioning elements on the rod beyond the eyes which maintain the same.

JOHN A. CROZIER. a 

